Solar Shower

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08/07/2010

By an anonymous customer ,

Alabama

4out of5

The Coleman solar shower was pretty much as expected. Its a thick plastic 5 gallon bag with a short hose and tiny shower head. The bag is supported by a short length of plastic pipe in the handle. Due to weight of 5 gallons of water, a lot of stress is placed on this pipe. The first thing I did was replace the short pipe with a full length section of PVC 1/2" pipe to spread the weight over a longer length. Next I removed the provided shower head and attached a 20' length of 3/8" black vinyl tubing I purchased at Lowes for a couple of bucks. To this hose I attached a cheap garden hose pistol sprayer. Now I have a shower that can be hung high in the sun and allows me to run the hose into a shower tent for easy clean ups. The higher the bag is hung the more water pressure on the sprayer. It works great..!

Hose comes kinked

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08/14/2014

By kathrand

3out of5

I ordered three of these. The hose are kinked on all of them. You have to pinch the kink to get the water to flow. But it works well for heating the water. I was surprised how hot the water got and how fast. I am replacing the hose on all of them for a better Quality hose.

Surprising

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08/29/2013

By Gpawcamper ,

Placerville CA

4out of5

I bought this on a whim thinking for the price I would give it a try. It got the water nice and warm even though the day was overcast. It is amazing how clean you can get with this little amount of water. Both my wife and I took showers and had water left. She didn't wash her hair so that probably would have used more...I don't have much hair to wash so it was no problem. I was pleasantly surprised.

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Inside the Ozark Trail Shower Tent

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

4out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Age:55 - 64

Gender:Male

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:A few times per year

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Review 4 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

LEAKED

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07/18/2012

By capecoddad ,

Falmouth MA

1out of5

Tried this out for a few days in backyard before going camping.Seemed that the fill valve started to leak as it got hot and more flexible, so no big deal.

When camping on the 2nd fill the bottom of the bag on the seam came apart and completely drained overnight.Called Coleman and got a new one on the mail, will need to bring a backup next time just in case the same thing happens again.

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Product Attributes:

Value

2out of5

Meets Expectations

1out of5

Recommends this product? No

Age:25 - 34

Gender:Male

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:A few times per year

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Review 5 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Great investment

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07/20/2011

By KEJChan ,

Savannah, GA

5out of5

Purchased this for camping so I would not have to go to the hot bath house in the afternoons. I love it. I would fill it up and set it out around noon and leave it until the sun went down. The chart on the bag will tell you how long to leave it for the temperature of the day and your desired temperature of water. I was impressed with the flow of the water out of the nozzle. I would turn the water on only when I needed to rinse off or prepare to wash my hair. This used as little water as possible and I was able to wash myself and my two year old twice out of one bag of water. The only complaint I would have is that once you have soap on your hands it is hard to turn the nozzle to get the water back on. This is easily done though using a washcloth to get a grip on the nozzle. I purchased a camping shower to use with this but it would not hold the bag when it was full so I had to hang it from a pole at the campsite. The hole in the bag is plenty big enough to hang it from most anything. For the money and convenience, this is a great investment. I will be purchasing more for my family.

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

5out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Age:25 - 34

Gender:Female

Ownership:2 - 3 months

Usage:A few times per year

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Review 6 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Awesome

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07/08/2010

By AkoleaDivah ,

Maui, HI

5out of5

This solar shower is great! Used it this past weekend while camping and freediving and it was almost too hot! Seems pretty durable and the PVC handle and on/off nozzle are awesome features. The water got hot quickly and you can't beat the price!

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

5out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Age:25 - 34

Gender:Male

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:Once per month

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Review 7 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Great for the price

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11/10/2014

By JenLivingLife

4out of5

I order 2 of these sine we have a plumbing issue in our rv and this would work at the sink and shower. One had a leak in the hard plastic right where it connects to the soft plastic hose. I dabbed a little super glue on there and now it works great. I filled them with warm water before we headed out for the weekend and they retained heat a lot better than I had expected. As for heating up in the sun, well it was overcast all weekend so that wasn't an option. The way the drainage is set up leave a good bit in there after you've used up what you can thereby making drying it out a bit of a challenge. I shook, dumped and wiggled it all around trying to get out as much as possible before storing them away. Now they are hanging in my garage - open at the hose and where you fill in an effort let them dry out. Bottom line - it's a great solution until we get the plumbing fixed in our rv and at this price I can afford to replace them a time or two if they don't hold up well. *I paid $9.99 and I searched around - the same ones were a lot more at other sites.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Review 8 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

worst shower bag ever

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03/02/2015

By shantroy1

1out of5

if I could give it no stars I would. both leak at the red filler seal. weakest point on the bag. save your time and money.

Recommends this product? No

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Review 9 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Works Great

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08/23/2010

By Kramher ,

Fortuna, CA

5out of5

I bought 2 of these and just used them out camping for the first time and loved it! They work really good, the water was perfect. Only down fall is it is hard to open the shower head when you get soap on your hands so I had to modifiy it alittle. Other than that they are worth the investment.

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

5out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Age:35 - 44

Gender:Male

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:A few times per year

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Review 10 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

But Why???

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02/03/2015

By clean

3out of5

The bag itself is fairly sturdy. Parked in the sun, it produced some really warm, if not piping hot water, when it was only 28 degrees outside. Considering it's only ten bucks, they could have sold it for a few dollars more and actually provided a shower head and tube that wasn't a total joke. Out of the box, it is useless, but a few homemade alterations to the shower head and tubing, can make this product useful.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Review 11 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

BARELY COULD USE ONCE!

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08/04/2011

By calgal1 ,

San Diego, CA

1out of5

Normally, Coleman makes great products, but we bought one of these showers recently, went to lay it in the sun to get water warm. The Fill Valve leaked - tried opening and shutting several times, still leaked. So, we had to prop that part of the bag upright and we were still able to use for a shower, took back to store when we returned home.

Product Attributes:

Value

4out of5

Meets Expectations

1out of5

Recommends this product? No

Ownership:1 week or less

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Review 12 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Too flimsy.

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07/28/2014

By tommyCamper

1out of5

Just bought a replacement Coleman shower and it is flimsy and light-weight compared to the one we had been using for 15 years. The new one seems to have a thinner bag and the hose is so thin that it kinks. The water filing cap is so soft that it can pop open just moving it around or setting it down and the shower head pulled out of the hose every time you tried to pull open the shower nozzle. Used it once and its going back. Looks like Coleman has lowered their standards and this product (made in China) will not last. Our old Coleman shower was sturdy and rugged. Only problem it had was with the cap that was hard to open or close.

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

1out of5

Durability

1out of5

Recommends this product? No

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Review 13 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

junk

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06/17/2012

By an anonymous customer ,

wadsworth,ohio

1out of5

the first one i purchased worked great and lasted 2 years and had a shower head that you pushed and pulled for on and off the second one i bought i had to twist the shower head for off and on(real tough with soapy hands) it started leaking where it comes out of the bag after just 2 uses so i bought a 3rd one that i didn't even get to use it leaked where i comes out of the bag when i first filled it. coleman changed their supplier i will not buy another

Product Attributes:

Value

1out of5

Meets Expectations

1out of5

Recommends this product? No

Age:45 - 54

Gender:Male

Ownership:1 week or less

Usage:A few times per month

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Review 14 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Great for the price

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07/15/2012

By hypnosisdoc ,

NJ

4out of5

This gets the job done. It is heavy when full and you do have to put it high so that it is over your head. Good shower head, no problem with flow and it is actually adjustable. Heating up in the sun is no issue and you can even lay it on rocks that retain heat or heat it up. Can also be used as a drinking water source. I actually took a ver,very long shower and then just hung out underneath it until it was empty. Strong plastic and a strong handle that is necessary for the weight, remember a gallon of water weighs 8 lbs., so if it is full that's 40lbs....

Not what I was expecting. Item is a big problem.

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09/12/2013

By CP1031 ,

Thomaston GA

2out of5

This item is a lot of trouble. The tubing tends to bend & kink up therefore reducing water flow. The item has to hang much higher than you would think in order for the water to flow. The nozzle on the end of the shower hose is very difficult to open & comes completely out easily when trying to open it. And the cap on the bag pops open easily also therefore making it impossible for water to be transported because it will spill. I am not really happy with this item. When I purchased it I was going to buy 5 at once. I am so glad I did not & only bought 1. I will not be buying the other 4 as planned. Not a well thought plan for this item. Too many "Cons" & not enough "Pros".

Product Attributes:

Value

4out of5

Meets Expectations

1out of5

Recommends this product? No

Age:45 - 54

Gender:Female

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:Every few days

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Review 16 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

07/20/2010

By Lendeland ,

Hemet, Ca

1out of5

Watch what you buy, it was leaking were the hose is attached to the bag, not made very well, like some of the other solar showers on the market. I know these solar showers work nicely, if you get one that's decent. I'm not thrilled with this one.

Worked perfectly

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05/31/2014

By ETENZ ,

East Tennessee

5out of5

Bought two of these to use after clean up work in our forest. Carried out the recommended cleaning first and filled both. 4 hours in mostly direct sun and we had comfortably hot water. Used some rope over a branch to haul one up high enough to have the shower above head height but in easy reach. In one bag there was enough water for the two of us to clean up and still a bit left.

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

5out of5

Durability

5out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:Every few days

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Review 18 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

very nice portable shower!

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08/18/2013

By JRgrad2011 ,

Upland CA

4out of5

Very durable little shower!! We read another review that a guy bought the shower and replaced the pvc pipe with a longer one and the tubing so we did too and it works a thousand times better! My husband replaced the 18 in 3/8in plastic tubing with a longer 5 ft one so we can hang it from a tree instead of in the shower tent so it could be in constant sun to worm it up. The pvc pipe was replaced just to enhance the weight support, its a lot of weight on that little pipe. The shower head works AWESOME, you can pull it on and push it off. Very nice little shower for the price, it worked well before the modifications and can be used just as that.

Product Attributes:

Value

5out of5

Meets Expectations

5out of5

Recommends this product? Yes

Age:25 - 34

Gender:Female

Ownership:2 - 7 weeks

Usage:A few times per year

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Review 19 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

good and fair price

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01/17/2015

By toxicsoda

5out of5

can not beat the price, works good.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Review 20 for Coleman 5-Gallon Shower Camp

Works, but better with a 5-gallon bucket

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08/09/2010

By OnShoppingTherapy ,

Rosemead, CA

4out of5

Got this and a privacy tent to shower outdoors.. The bag did heat up and the nozzle worked better than expected.. However, after hooking the bag onto the ceiling of the privacy tent, the bag became too low for the hose to work properly - you basically cannot rinse your upper body w/o kneeling.. Every time you pick up the hose, it's too high for the water to come out of the bag.. Fortunately, I got a 5-gallon bucket to do the job; and moved this one to the tree where we used it to rinse our feet instead..